Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-29
a MOutg0msry County Man in Chattanooga.
CHArrANoooA. Jan. "a. 1851.

CHATTANOOGA, Jan. "a, 1887.
Capt. Frank Da6y--Dear Sir Here
with find vibration message from your
old friend and companion in arms,
John Glasgow, OF Gallatin, together
with a request that you favor him with
place on your subscription-lst OF the
CHRONICLE. l am due both you and
himself apologies for not having for
warded it before this, but hoped while
delivering it in person to have asked
in friendly lightof your eyne; and have
enjoyed the fun and frolic of your
smile and scintillations of the wit (lor
which you are entitled to no earthly
credit being the inheritance OF all
lineal sons of the gem OF the Ocean!
Please pardon my tardiness, therein.
Have been engaged in missionary work
on the Nashville & Chattanooga road,
and all its branches, and among them
the Jasper, South Pittsburg & Inman.
In behalf of the "Pipe of Peace"
"CleIksville Gem" and "Homespun
Twist" tobaccos, having had good en-
couragement for the home manufac-
tnres, more particularly, where sales
have been made.
/ found all at South Pittsburg full OF
excitement, with the boom in the min
ing interest," number of western gen.
tleman of Cincinnati, Louisville and
Chicago capitalists in the market, in
vesting in real estate right along. 1t
assuredly is one of the loveliest villages
with greater variety OF scenery, fertile
fields and brawling mountain streams
extant, impressing one with the convic-
ton that for either summer or winter
residences 1t would be charming. l
have bored our long suffering and
courteous business men remorselessly,
and in some measure had the reward OF
continuous knocking
Appropos of booms, this town is GER
tainly the liveliest on the CONTINENT
people buying and realizing from 25 to
1OOper cent. on anything in the way OF
real estate, in shortest considerable
time. While this may in some meas
ure be ephemeral in character, my dear
sir I've little doubt but there is solid
and substantial reason for. the marked
advance in prices and corresponding
active demand for every thing in the
way of "realty"-the huge amount of
money that has, for one quarter of a
century been locked up IN bonds,
| (thereby depriving the industrial and
business life of the Quantum of blood,
necessary to its healthy existence; Grip
ping enterprise, and paralizing it) now,
fortunately being relieved and having
to seek legitimate investment, the fact
that in climate soil and in mineral
wealth, the South is the richest section
of the land and last (as to this city, its
being the natural mining and railroad
centre of the South. Ishould also men.
ton the fact that they have assurance
of excellent river transportation in less
than twelve months, which gives them
competition that ensures low rates Of
freights. 1t would astonish you, Cap.
tain, to see the amount of push, enter,
prise, improvement and manufactures
here, remembering its insignifcence in
the old time, when it was our camping
ground, aud you would he NECESSARILY
compelled" to take off your hat to the
indomitable patience, perseverance and
bulldog like tenacity OF purpose in oul
old Southern population of every call
ing that has eliminated in such glo
rious results.